The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
“Learn how acclaimed writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block.”
Each week, host Kelton Reid chats with guests like Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, on life after becoming a laureate; #1 New York Times bestselling author, Emily Henry on her past life as a YA mid-lister; Celebrated author, Walter Mosley, on his conflicted feelings after winning a National Book Award; NY Times bestselling author, Lisa Scottoline, on what she learned from literary lion Philip Roth; #1 NY Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane on what he borrowed from Clint Eastwood; and bestselling author, Matt Haig, on the process behind his novel, The Midnight Library, and serial guest hosts: neuroscientist Michael Grybko, journalist Adam Skolnick, and short story writer Robert Bruce.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 456
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
How Award-Winning Sports & Travel Writer Adam Skolnick (Author of One Breath ) Writes: Part One
Award-winning journalist and author, Adam Skolnick, returned to the podcast to get down to brass tacks about his writer’s journey, his new book, and the globetrotting life of a travel writer.
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00:34:11 |
Mon 25 Jan 2016
How Oscar Nominee Emma Donoghue (Screenwriter of ‘Room’) Writes: Part Two
International bestselling author and critically acclaimed screenwriter of Room — Emma Donoghue — talked with me about her writing process and adapting her best known work into an award-winning movie.…
00:17:47 |
Mon 11 Jan 2016
How Oscar Nominee Emma Donoghue (Screenwriter of ‘Room’) Writes: Part One
International bestselling author and critically acclaimed screenwriter of Room — Emma Donoghue — talked with me about her writing process and adapting her best known work into an award-winning movie.…
00:23:42 |
Mon 04 Jan 2016
How Bestselling Author Jeff Goins Writes: Part Two
The bestselling author of The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do — Jeff Goins — stopped by for a marathon return to The Writer Files to cap off 2015.
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00:48:33 |
Mon 21 Dec 2015
How Bestselling Author Jeff Goins Writes: Part One
The bestselling author of The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do — Jeff Goins — stopped by for a marathon return to The Writer Files to cap off 2015.
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00:37:48 |
Mon 14 Dec 2015
How NextDraft’s Dave Pell Writes
The most fascinating news on the internet always seems to find its way into Dave Pell’s carefully curated — and always entertaining — NextDraft email newsletter.
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00:43:47 |
Mon 07 Dec 2015
How Bestselling Author Joanna Penn Writes: Part Two
Prolific, multi-brand entrepreneur Joanna Penn has turned her passion for writing into a successful career as both an educator and bestselling indie author.
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00:21:41 |
Mon 30 Nov 2015
How Bestselling Author Joanna Penn Writes: Part One
Prolific, multi-brand entrepreneur Joanna Penn has turned her passion for writing into a successful career as both an educator and bestselling indie author.
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00:29:03 |
Mon 23 Nov 2015
How Critically Acclaimed Literary Scholar Jonathan Gottschall Writes: Part Two
Mr. Gottschall is the author or editor of seven books, including The Storytelling Animal — a New York Times Editor’s Choice Selection and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize — and most recently he…
00:24:48 |
Mon 16 Nov 2015
How Critically Acclaimed Literary Scholar Jonathan Gottschall Writes: Part One
Mr. Gottschall is the author or editor of seven books, including The Storytelling Animal — a New York Times Editor’s Choice Selection and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize — and most recently he…
00:22:23 |
Mon 09 Nov 2015
How Hollywood Screenwriter and Director John August Writes: Part Two
Critically acclaimed screenwriter and director John August stopped by the show to chat with me about his writing process, the film business, and his hit podcast Scriptnotes.
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00:21:41 |
Mon 02 Nov 2015
How Hollywood Screenwriter and Director John August Writes: Part One
Critically acclaimed screenwriter and director John August stopped by the show to chat with me about his writing process, the film business, and his hit podcast Scriptnotes.
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00:26:04 |
Mon 26 Oct 2015
How Michelle Miller (Writer and Producer of ‘The Underwriting’) Writes: Part Two
From incredibly successful transmedia serial writer to internationally published author, this week’s guest — Michelle Miller — has tapped into her former life in high finance to create a hit franchis…
00:26:07 |
Mon 19 Oct 2015
How Michelle Miller (Writer and Producer of ‘The Underwriting’) Writes: Part One
From wildly successful transmedia serial writer to internationally published author, this week’s guest — Michelle Miller — has tapped into her former life in high finance to create a hit franchise in…
00:28:00 |
Mon 12 Oct 2015
How Joe Berkowitz (Journalist and Fast Company Editor) Writes: Part Two
Author and Fast Company Editor Joe Berkowitz stopped by the podcast this week. His latest, a humor book titled You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You’ve Already Ruined Your Life,…
00:35:34 |
Mon 05 Oct 2015
How Joe Berkowitz (Journalist and Fast Company Editor) Writes: Part One
Author and Fast Company Editor Joe Berkowitz stopped by the podcast this week. His latest, a humor book titled You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You’ve Already Ruined Your Life,…
00:32:04 |
Mon 28 Sep 2015
How Andy Weir (Bestselling Author of ‘The Martian’) Writes: Part Two
The New York Times bestselling author of The Martian dropped by to chat with me about his writing process and the upcoming movie adaptation of his hit book directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt …
00:26:49 |
Mon 21 Sep 2015
How Andy Weir (Bestselling Author of ‘The Martian’) Writes: Part One
The New York Times bestselling author of The Martian dropped by to chat with me about his writing process and the upcoming movie adaptation of his hit book, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt…
00:23:26 |
Mon 14 Sep 2015
How Neuroscientist Michael Grybko Defines Storytelling
Have you ever wondered why storytelling is such an omnipresent theme of human life? Welcome to another guest segment of “The Writer s Brain” where I pick the brain of a neuroscientist about elements …
00:37:31 |
Mon 24 Aug 2015
How Bestselling Author Hugh Howey Writes
Prolific, bestselling, multi-genre author Hugh Howey took me on a walk through the writer’s process.
Mr. Howey is the well-known author of Wool, and his self-published dystopian “Silo Series,” that h…
00:28:24 |
Mon 10 Aug 2015
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